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Lonzo Ball or Nick Smith Jr.

Who Should I Start? - Week 21 • Start New
Lonzo Ball

Lonzo Ball

PGChicago Bulls CHI
Nick Smith Jr.

Nick Smith Jr.

PGCharlotte Hornets CHA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ball over Smith Jr.

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith Jr. over Ball

 
 
 
 
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Performance Lonzo Ball
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.002.002.0034.001.000.001
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nick Smith Jr.
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.751.752.0022.750.000.004
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.712.142.2927.430.140.007
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Lonzo Ball
OWN
22%
-5.8 compared to last week
START
 
7%
-2.55 compared to last week
OWN/START Nick Smith Jr.
OWN
 
6%
-4.73 compared to last week
START
 
3%
-4.76 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Lonzo Ball
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nick Smith Jr.
93rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Lonzo Ball

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among PG's. Either he is injured or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 55th with 668 total points (19.09 avg).
  • He is currently 2646 points behind the leader: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 38.30% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 36.36% from beyond the arc this month. Not horrible, but not too good either.
  • He is ranked 31st this month in assist to turnover ratio with 2.80.
  • Assists per game numbers are only 1.00 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 1.36 for the month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 32 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +7.63, APG: +3.29, RPG: +3.37, MPG: +21.71 STLS: +1.34 BLKS: +0.49
Breakdown Nick Smith Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 93rd among PG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 56th with 624 total points (13.87 avg).
  • He is currently 2690 points behind the leader: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.4 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 34.52% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 24.44% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • He is ranked 92nd this month in assist to turnover ratio with 1.55.
  • Bad point guard averaging only 2.50 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game are at 2.00 for the month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 20 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +5.08, APG: +1.22, RPG: +1.04, MPG: +12.09 STLS: +0.24 BLKS: +0.02
Next Up Health Check
Injury Lonzo Ball

WRIST - Since Mar 2, 2025

Ball is dealing with a right wrist sprain and is uncertain to take the court for the Bulls.
Injury Nick Smith Jr.

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Lonzo Ball
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10VS INDW 121-103
Mar 13VS BKN
Mar 15@HOU
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
6.332.332.6716.331.330.673
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nick Smith Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Mar 10@MIAW 105-102
Mar 12@ATLL 123-110
Mar 14@SA
Mar 16@LAC
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
7.672.002.3319.330.330.006
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Lonzo Ball
7.65
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nick Smith Jr.
7.98
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Lonzo Ball
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
17-18 LAL 51 34.3 .360 .302 .456 10.2 7.3 7.0 0.8 1.7 2.6
18-19 LAL 48 29.9 .408 .325 .417 9.9 5.5 5.3 0.4 1.5 2.2
19-20 NO 55 32.2 .413 .384 .567 12.5 6.9 6.2 0.5 1.5 3.0
20-21 NO 50 31.1 .421 .378 .786 14.4 5.8 4.6 0.6 1.5 2.2
21-22 CHI 38 33.4 .422 .427 .667 12.6 5.0 5.4 1.0 1.9 2.3
24-25 CHI 35 21.7 .366 .344 .815 7.6 3.3 3.4 0.5 1.3 1.2
3-YEAR AVG 13 33.4 .422 .427 .667 12.6 5.0 5.4 1.0 1.9 2.3
Totals 289 30.9 .398 .362 .594 11.3 5.8 5.4 0.6 1.5 2.3
Career Nick Smith Jr.
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
23-24 CHA 50 14.2 .391 .432 .867 6.0 1.2 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.8
24-25 CHA 45 21.4 .382 .304 .917 8.8 2.0 1.9 0.1 0.4 1.3
3-YEAR AVG 25 14.2 .391 .432 .867 6.0 1.2 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.8
Totals 95 17.6 .386 .355 .897 7.4 1.6 1.7 0.1 0.3 1.0
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